02-27-2021, 10:31 PM
UPS guy dropped my upper off today, Uintah told me it would be 5 to 6 weeks so they could build it and get it shipped out. It only took them 17 days to have it at my door. That's pretty good turn around in my book during these times of civil unrest.
The first thing I did to it was stripped it down and removed the barrel so I could remove the Durakote from the barrel. I am going to have the bolt and barrel Nitrided after it is broke in so the Durakote had to go. I used a wire wheel on a cordless drill and followed up with 1000 and 1500 grit wet sanding and it came out with a polished look.
Barrel fit to the upper was an interference fit and was quite snug, had to heat the upper to remove and reinstall tapping it lightly with a non marring hammer.
Then I bore scoped the barrel and gave it a good cleaning, they fired a few rounds through it as it was pretty dirty with carbon fouling and a little bit of copper. Next I will blueprint it with all the chamber measurements so I can load up some precision rounds. Also got myself a new induction annealer so I can get proper neck tension.
I have not received my lower from them yet but I used another that I have. It has an MBT2 trigger in it and it seems to work just fine, but they sent a Velocity 3 lb single stage with the upper.
If the weather cooperates I might get to the range on Sunday.
The first thing I did to it was stripped it down and removed the barrel so I could remove the Durakote from the barrel. I am going to have the bolt and barrel Nitrided after it is broke in so the Durakote had to go. I used a wire wheel on a cordless drill and followed up with 1000 and 1500 grit wet sanding and it came out with a polished look.
Barrel fit to the upper was an interference fit and was quite snug, had to heat the upper to remove and reinstall tapping it lightly with a non marring hammer.
Then I bore scoped the barrel and gave it a good cleaning, they fired a few rounds through it as it was pretty dirty with carbon fouling and a little bit of copper. Next I will blueprint it with all the chamber measurements so I can load up some precision rounds. Also got myself a new induction annealer so I can get proper neck tension.
I have not received my lower from them yet but I used another that I have. It has an MBT2 trigger in it and it seems to work just fine, but they sent a Velocity 3 lb single stage with the upper.
If the weather cooperates I might get to the range on Sunday.
If you can not see the tyranny of having a gun ban enforced by men with guns... Then you fail to understand why the second amendment was written in the first place.